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Here's another sign that the presidential race may be a whole lot tighter in Connecticut than anyone realizes. Members of the West Hartford Republican Women's Club are being told that Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee, will be in town to attend a private luncheon fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 30.

Mary Stone, West Hartford Public Schools and West Hartford, April 11, 2014

The West Hartford School Readiness Council is currently accepting applications from NAEYC accredited sites that are interested in participating in the School Readiness program for the 2014-2015 school year. Sites must be able to provide at least 10 hours a day, 50 weeks per year of high quality care for income eligible three and four year old West Hartford residents. Sites may be located outside of the town of West Hartford and must adhere to the School Readiness guidelines. Placement of new children is pending additional funding from the State of Connecticut.

Music Instruments Stolen From School WEST HARTFORD -- Police are investigating the theft of two musical instruments from the Kingswood-Oxford School this week. The trumpet and the saxophone, worth a total of $2,000, were taken from a locker in the school's music room, police said. The theft occurred between 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. Car Reported Stolen WEST HARTFORD -- A car parked on Concord Street was stolen this week. The car, a 1988 Saab worth about $5,000, was taken between 10 p.m. on Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday, police said.

Money magazine's annual list of best small cities (and suburbs) ranked West Hartford at 55, saying "The people of West Hartford are book smart." The magazine said the town has lots of retail and "vibrant ethnic restuarants." Stamford ranked No. 78, Bristol ranked No. 84 and Norwalk, No. 90. Connecticut towns fell in Money magazine writers' estimation from 2009. Last year, Tolland was ranked 27th, Somers was No. 55, Simsbury was No. 57, Cheshire was No. 72, East Lyme was No. 75 and Trumbull was No. 77. On this year's list, Eden Prairie, Minn.

A workshop about the health benefits of detoxification programs is set for tonight at the Elmwood Community Center. The event is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. The workshop, led by naturopathic physicians Dr. Sharon Hunter and Dr. Christine Louden from the Connecticut Center for Health, will discuss ill effects from over-the-counter cleanses, links to chronic disease from daily toxin exposure, and safe, healthy detoxification and cleansing....

As a resident of the Charter Oak School community, I urge town officials to preserve Charter Oak School in West Hartford [Feb. 12, news, "Panel Leans Toward New Facility"] Charter Oak School is a significant part of my family' history, as well as the history of my beloved neighborhood. When my husband and I moved into West Hartford in the 1960s, we purchased a home in the Charter Oak neighborhood to provide our four daughters the same experience I received as a student there in the 1940s.

The June 22 article "Council Asked To Ban Outdoor Wood Furnaces" [CTNow, June 23] reported that "as far as [West Hartford] officials know, no such furnace has been built in town." By their own admission then, West Hartford politicians are trying to solve a problem that does not even exist. Such silliness. This useless ban on outdoor furnaces is just one more example of wasteful and pointless political acrobatics in Connecticut, and the mayor and his deputy deserve whatever laughter comes their way. It is foolish to invent solutions to problems that are not real.